Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

77 reviews

tshaff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

livy0426's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Blood

ingridjones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

acepiary's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

gnomeguy1138's review against another edition

dark tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

theotherallie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Colonisation

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Anthologies are so hard to rate and review but I have to try for this one! There are so many wonderful stories in the collection and I definitely felt spooked. 

I really think it's just uniquely well curated and edited. I bought it while on vacation in Chicago and I am over the moon with the souvenir choice.

My favorite story was the one about teeth. I am writing this review not next to the book buy I will try to come back and edit to add the title. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, and Blood

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 ‘Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology’ edited by Shake Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr is a great anthology collecting horror short stories from a variety of Indigenous writers. The stories span the more fantastical to the horrors of everyday lived existence. Between exploring folklore horrors and the horrors of humanity, this anthology does a great job of showcasing not only a variety of writing talent but also a variety of what Indigenous writers find horrific. A few personal favorite stories from this collection include: 

-          White Hills by Rebecca Roanhorse, which touches on the violence of white supremacy and the idea of ‘pure’ blood 

-          Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth by Conley Lyons, which discusses feeling entitled to a person and seeing them as a commodity 

-          Quantum by Nick Media, which touches on the idea of blood quantum and the impacts of nurturing (or lack there of) on a child 

-          Scariest Story Every by Richard VanCamp, which discusses the importance of story and who gets to tell a story 

-          Collections by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, which delves into academia and how academia collects diverse students to tokenize and use them 

I enjoyed so many of these stories and this is just a selection of some of my favorites. This anthology has definitely added more authors to my TBR list and I’m excited to explore some of their other works. I highly recommend this anthology if you are interested in horror short stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

thegayestghost's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail